Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus vs Apple iPhone Air

Product
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus
999 USD
Apple iPhone Air
Apple iPhone Air
999 USD

Price
999 USD
999 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-S936B, SM-S936B/DS, SM-S936U, SM-S936U1, SM-S936W, SM-S936N, SM-S9360, SM-S936E, SM-S936E/DS
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
Speed
HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black; other colors
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Dimensions
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)

Type
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

OS
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
iOS 26
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Adreno 830
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

RAM
12GB
12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB UFS 4.0
256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Lens 2
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR, HDR10+
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Li-Ion 4900 mAh
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Charging
45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wireless
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support Circle to Search
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
USB USB Type-C 2.0